Dont Mean Nothin: Vietnam War Stories - Softcover

Mort, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0615459919 ISBN 13: 9780615459912

Publisher: Stockton Lake Publishers, 2011

Synopsis

These twelve stories reflect the combat infantry experience of the Vietnam War--in the gritty "Tanks," "Called of God," and "Incubation Period." There's also the woman's perspective of Arlene, a naive Red Cross volunteer or "Doughnut Dolly," in "A Man's World." Mort captures veterans' experiences in "Rest Stop," a woeful, divorced man's tale; "Hallelujah By and By," a dark, almost supernatural story set in the Arkansas Ozarks; and "Behind Enemy Lines," the story of a homeless, damaged man who at last finds his way home. All but two of these stories were previously published in such magazines as GQ and the MISSOURI REVIEW, or in the collection, TANKS. Mort served with the First Cavalry in 1969 and 1970, near Tay Ninh, as an RTO.

About this title

About the Author:

John Mort's first novel, SOLDIER IN PARADISE (1999), was widely reviewed and won the W. Y. Boyd Award for best military fiction. Other books include CHRISTIAN FICTION: A GUIDE TO THE GENRE (2002), READ THE HIGH COUNTRY: A GUIDE TO WESTERNS (2006), and GOAT BOY OF THE OZARKS (2011), a novel. Mort served with the First Cavalry as a point man and RTO, 1969-1970. He lives in Missouri.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stockton Lake Publishers
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0615459919
• ISBN 13: 9780615459912
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 246